Western Australia Recent Bird Sightings (WABN 154)

The more unusual or rare sightings
are highlighted in red and may be
included in the WA Bird Notes Issue
154 (June 2015). These sightings may require some notes and/or
photographs
supporting the sightings to be published in WABN. Records highlighted in bold
red are the most unusual sightings. Sightings of immediate interest to
other birders can also be copied to the birdswa email list and the birding-aus email list. The taxonomy used on this
webpage is based on the International Ornithological Congress (IOC)
list. You are welcome to email JPG photographs of Western Australian
birds to be
identified. Click here for the previous
sightings.

Please note: Although due care is taken to assess
records for veracity before publication on this page, it is recommended
that those wishing to cite records refer to the relevant edition of WA
Bird Notes (WABN) or contact the records officer before citing.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
PhD student Reece Pedler (from SA) is satellite tracking Banded Stilt
and has recently banded nearly 950 stilt chicks with blue leg flags at
a breeding colony on Lake Torrens SA. Reece would be most appreciative
of any information regarding large flocks of stilts in WA and also any
sightings of leg flagged birds.
He can be contacted on: reece.pedler@deakin.edu.au
or 0400 038 452